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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Speaking of today’s Christian martyrs
John Allen draws attention to the  Nov. 4-6 conference at Notre Dame, "Seed of the Church: Telling the Story of Today's Christian Martyrs." Sponsored by Notre Dame's Institute for Church Life, the event's aim was to raise consciousness about the widespread...
Video presentation Superior General’s Advent letter
The Congregation of the Mission International Offices have provided the videos below which are based on the text of Father Greg Gay's Advent letter as presented on the powerpoint produced by VinFormation. So many formats from Document, Powerpoint and now video...
A postulant learns from her martyrs
Amanda Kerns quotes a Daughter of Charity who put her money where her mouth was! "Sisters, We Have to Be Courageous": The Story of Sister Josefa The post follows below.  (More stories of these courageous Daughters of Charity to come!) Her name was Sister Josefa...
TV coverage Nazareth Sisters 200th Anniversary
A 90 second video clip from the Courier Journal  featuring he Sisters of Charity of Nazareth  as they celebrate their 200th anniversary with a bicentennial liturgy at the Cathedral of the Assumption.
Superior General Advent Powerpoint
How does Advent move us to serve our lords and master's, God's poor? That is the first slide from this graphic presentation of Father Gregory Gay's Advent 2012 letter. It can be viewed online or downloaded for off-line reflection and use.
Picturing discernment – Daughters of Charity
Taking advantage of the current shift to visual story-telling using Pinterest Sr. Lisa Laguna has created a  Daughter of Charity discernment board or gallery.
Surprise letter from Benedict XVI
Rocco Palmo of "Whispers in the Loggia" website writes..."The Church's Deepest Nature" – In His Own Call, B16 Directs Catholic Charities Released by surprise at Roman Noon this Saturday, the following is the Vatican's official English translation of a motu...
Update on Vincentian Family Collaborative Action
Seven members of the International Project Design Team (PDT) tasked with designing a new and innovative formation program for the Vincentian Family Collaborative Action Project (VFCAP) reconvened at St. Vincent’s Seminary in Philadelphia November 26-30 to plan the...
Insights into the Brothers of Charity today
The Brothers of Charity, founded by the Belgian Vincent dePaul, recently completed their General Chapter. The recent publication, Deus est Caritas, offers valuable insights into how they live out the charism in the context of people living with mental health...
Mobile app for Advent calendar
The annual Advent Calendar this year is both online and available as an App for your iPhone and Android mobile phones. www.Xt3.com/advent Extremely popular with everyone but especially young people, youth groups and schools, this year's calendar is packed with even...